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Meloe Californicus
The blister beetle genus ''Meloe'' is a large, widespread group commonly referred to as oil beetles. They are known as "oil beetles" because they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints when disturbed; this contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical causing blistering of the skin and painful swelling. Members of this genus are typically flightless, without functional wings, and shortened elytra. As in other members of the family, they are hypermetamorphic, going through several larval stages, the first of which is typically a mobile triungulin that finds and attaches to a host in order to gain access to the host's offspring. In this genus, the host is a bee, and each species of ''Meloe'' may attack only a single species or genus of bees. Though sometimes considered parasitoids, it appears that in general, the ''Meloe'' larva consumes the bee larva along with its provisions, and can often survive on the provisions alone; thus they do not truly qualify for this design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe Violaceus
''Meloe violaceus'', the violet oil beetle, is a species of oil beetle belonging to the family Meloidae subfamily Meloinae. These beetles are present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East, and in North Africa. This species is characterized by hypermetamorphosis Hypermetamorphosis, or heteromorphosis,P.J. Gullan & P.S. Cranston. 2010. The Insects: An Outline of Entomology, 4th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. is a term used in entomology that refers to a class of variants of holometabolism, that is to say, com ..., a kind of complete insect metamorphosis in which, in addition to the normal stages of larva, nymph and imago, they have several others, with great differences in appearance and way of life. The body of ''Meloe violaceus'' is long, females are somewhat larger than the males. These beetle are black-blue or violet-blue, head and pronotum are very finely dotted and the elytra are quite shorter than the abdomen, as in other Meloinae species. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe Angusticollis
''Meloe angusticollis'', commonly known as short-winged blister beetle or oil beetle, is a species of blister beetle Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their ..., native to North America. They average in length. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1310120 Meloidae Beetles of North America Beetles described in 1824 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe Franciscanus
''Meloe franciscanus'' is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in the deserts of the southwestern United States. The larvae are parasites of bee larvae, eating them and consuming their provisions. Distribution and habitat ''Meloe franciscanus'' is endemic to the southwestern United States where it is found among dunes in deserts. This habitat is variable and includes patches of vegetation surrounded by barren areas of sand. One of the plants here is ''Astragalus lentiginosus'' which provides food for the adult beetles, which are flightless, and nectar for their host bees. The eggs of the beetle are typically laid at the base of the plants in these "islands" of vegetation. Ecology The larvae of this beetle successfully make use of sexual deception by mimicking the mating signals of another insect species. Adult female beetles lay eggs in a compact mass underground, with the egg aggregations on average containing 761 eggs. The beetle larvae emerge from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe Exiguus
The blister beetle genus ''Meloe'' is a large, widespread group commonly referred to as oil beetles. They are known as "oil beetles" because they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints when disturbed; this contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical causing blistering of the skin and painful swelling. Members of this genus are typically flightless, without functional wings, and shortened elytra. As in other members of the family, they are hypermetamorphic, going through several larval stages, the first of which is typically a mobile triungulin that finds and attaches to a host in order to gain access to the host's offspring. In this genus, the host is a bee, and each species of ''Meloe'' may attack only a single species or genus of bees. Though sometimes considered parasitoids, it appears that in general, the ''Meloe'' larva consumes the bee larva along with its provisions, and can often survive on the provisions alone; thus they do not truly qualify for this design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe Dugesi
''Meloe dugesi'' is a species of blister beetle Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their ... in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. References Further reading * * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1891 {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe Distincticornis
The blister beetle genus ''Meloe'' is a large, widespread group commonly referred to as oil beetles. They are known as "oil beetles" because they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints when disturbed; this contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical causing blistering of the skin and painful swelling. Members of this genus are typically flightless, without functional wings, and shortened elytra. As in other members of the family, they are hypermetamorphic, going through several larval stages, the first of which is typically a mobile triungulin that finds and attaches to a host in order to gain access to the host's offspring. In this genus, the host is a bee, and each species of ''Meloe'' may attack only a single species or genus of bees. Though sometimes considered parasitoids, it appears that in general, the ''Meloe'' larva consumes the bee larva along with its provisions, and can often survive on the provisions alone; thus they do not truly qualify for this design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe Dianella
''Meloe dianella'' is a species of blister beetle Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their ... in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1970 {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe Chinensis
The blister beetle genus ''Meloe'' is a large, widespread group commonly referred to as oil beetles. They are known as "oil beetles" because they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints when disturbed; this contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical causing blistering of the skin and painful swelling. Members of this genus are typically flightless, without functional wings, and shortened elytra. As in other members of the family, they are hypermetamorphic, going through several larval stages, the first of which is typically a mobile triungulin that finds and attaches to a host in order to gain access to the host's offspring. In this genus, the host is a bee, and each species of ''Meloe'' may attack only a single species or genus of bees. Though sometimes considered parasitoids, it appears that in general, the ''Meloe'' larva consumes the bee larva along with its provisions, and can often survive on the provisions alone; thus they do not truly qualify for this design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe Carbonaceus
''Meloe carbonaceus'' is a species of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America. References * Pinto, John D., and Richard B. Selander (1970). "The Bionomics of Blister Beetles of the Genus Meloe and a Classification of the New World Species". ''Illinois Biological Monographs, no. 42'', 222. Further reading * Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). ''American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea''. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. * Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press. * Richard E. White. (1983). ''Peterson Field Guides: Beetles''. Houghton Mifflin Company. Meloidae Beetles described in 1866 {{Beetle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe Campanicollis
''Meloe campanicollis'' is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their .... It is found in North America. References Further reading * * Meloidae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1970 {{meloidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe Californicus
The blister beetle genus ''Meloe'' is a large, widespread group commonly referred to as oil beetles. They are known as "oil beetles" because they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints when disturbed; this contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical causing blistering of the skin and painful swelling. Members of this genus are typically flightless, without functional wings, and shortened elytra. As in other members of the family, they are hypermetamorphic, going through several larval stages, the first of which is typically a mobile triungulin that finds and attaches to a host in order to gain access to the host's offspring. In this genus, the host is a bee, and each species of ''Meloe'' may attack only a single species or genus of bees. Though sometimes considered parasitoids, it appears that in general, the ''Meloe'' larva consumes the bee larva along with its provisions, and can often survive on the provisions alone; thus they do not truly qualify for this design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloe Brevicollis
''Meloe brevicollis'' is a European oil beetle. It is also known as the short-necked oil beetle. It had been thought that the beetle had been extinct in the UK since the 1940s, due to intensive farming. However, in 2007 a small population was discovered in south of Devon. In 2010, 40 beetles were found on four sites on the Hebridean island of Coll. The beetle is flightless and has parasitic young that depend on solitary nesting bees for survival, raising the question of how it arrived on the island. Jeanne Robinson, the curator of entomology at Glasgow Museums said: "They are very vulnerable to disturbance and what the Devon and Coll sites have in common is that they have been relatively undisturbed for a long time.... We are hoping there is the potential to do some genetic analysis to see where the population came from." There are records of the beetle being found in Ireland and it is possible the colony had been dispersed from there. In 2014 staff from RSPB Scotland and Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
